Very interesting video!

@toddi4life819

2 жыл бұрын

What did you do

@Coloneljesus

2 жыл бұрын

How ya going?

@implausibleimpossiblehypot4006

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah what did you do ?

@owainrichards4372

2 жыл бұрын

Next idea for you casting

@watchpeasant6856

2 жыл бұрын

Haha love ur vids mate

If you go through Switzerland, you should try to reach out to Charles Roulin a master engraver on knifes (blades and handles). The engravings are amazingly detailed depicting mainly nature/animals... ;)

@os4b4

2 жыл бұрын

To add to that, Switzerland has still a (relative) lot of specialists that cast cowbells too

@Phil99330

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dockhead bla-bla-bla 🤦

@ritzyorangutan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dockhead you're the bore

@baileyjerman5573

2 жыл бұрын

Do you think he does commissions?

For your roadtrip you might be interested in the city Solingen in Germany, that is also known as the city of blades. It has a rich history in knivemaking and metalworking that goes back to the middle ages, some intersting sights (the german blade museum, a historical drop forge) and it's right on your route, between Cologne and Düsseldorf.

@JamiePopple

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome suggestion, I'll see what Alec thinks!

@lukasgiese2331

2 жыл бұрын

The annual knife market and exhibition will happen again after covid too. The biggest and best knife makers present their work in a museum that used to be a knife making factory itself.

@fetzie23

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamiePopple Can definitely recommend stopping by Wüsthof in Solingen.

@onitramt77

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, he really needs go there during his tour.

@Malungeon18436571

2 жыл бұрын

The route shown goes right through Solingen. It's maybe a little silly to think they hadn't already planned to stop in one of Europe's most well known blade production locations.

Seeing Alec do the small amount of casting he did inspired me to start my own casting workshop, and my own KZread channel. I really hope you visit some more casting projects in the future. This was amazing to see.

I'm pumped for the traveling series. This is going to be cool!

I have been fortunate I my life to have done a small amount of metal casting and seen it done approximately 40 times. Alex used the term choreographed to describe the actual pour. As I was watching this I was remembering it was like a ballet. A crew as good as this has no wasted motion and is sure of the moves of everyone else on the pour. Work like this done at this level is truly a joy to behold.

@eastcoastcastings

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Brian' Appreciate your words.

@valentinmitterbauer4196

2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, the same thing can be seen at complicated surgeries, no wasted motion, a step- by- step- work approach and sometimes even markings on the ground for better coordination. In both cases, casting and surgery, you've got a delicate operation with a very limited time frame and little room for mistakes.

@baseddino

2 жыл бұрын

what kind of resin did you use in the sand? what did they spray on it to keep it from seeping into the sand?

*ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT* The tour of Europe's workshops is an amazing idea *PLEASE MAKE THE VIDEOS LONGER FOR THIS WORKSHOP PROJECT*

Very fine example of a cast sprocket. A cog is a single tooth in a primitive cog-wheel as used in medieval windmills usually made of wood.

I ♥️ casting, in my distant youth, worked for my now retired uncle in his bronze casting shop on the weekends. I can just smell the sand and hot metal when watching 😎

Used to do this on a massive scale for a company called Bradken. Such a cool experience when you have a 5T or 10T ladle hanging over your head full of molten metal filling 20/30 casts for mining companies. Awesome job showing off the trade Alec.

@gordon3152

2 жыл бұрын

I also have worked for Bradken foundries. I'm a Patternmaker. I worked for one in Scotland and one in Canada.

@Seraphic85

2 жыл бұрын

@@gordon3152 nice, always love seeing the patterns and watching them be filled with sand. Calming. I worked at Bradken in Western Australia, but it’s since closed down and moved to China I believe.

"Tour de Steele" sounds great - looking forward to it!

Got goosebumps watching that big crucible decant into the ladle. So much liquid iron! The heat must be incredible.

it's nice of you this tour idea. Sharing your online audience to showcase others. This is nice. I think you being a nice, decent, passionate human being was one of the things that drew me to your channel in the first place althought i have nothing to do with smithing. Its lovely to see that even if you as much of a business man as you are a blacksmith now, this very humane, sharing, caring side still is what drives this channel :) Lots of love to you and the Steele family, personal and or professional !

@dwalachn

2 жыл бұрын

Damn i can't believe it's been 4 years since I subscribed to this channel XD

TREMENDOUSLY looking forward to your upcoming tour! Love the "how things are made" videos! Thanks, Alec and Jamie! 💕👍😎

@AndiNewtonian

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

This is crazy cool! People rarely think about the foundations upon which our society is built, thanks for bringing a portion of that to us!

@heyletsplaythis

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to comment but you nailed it. I agree 100%. Thanks Alec.

@Leib33

2 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean 'potion'? ? Because this is just magic!

@arabonarocketcamel8352

2 жыл бұрын

So much of the modern world is built inside foundries, makes me proud to work in one.

Good on you to get out and promote these still existing small shops in Britain and Europe. We need to support them so they stick around and not get closed and their work/production moved to Asia!

when they said that spray was to give it a better finish, they certainly werent kidding, that looks fantastic.

i would be incredibly surprised if Alec doesn't get a small induction forge to work with the smaller rounstock and squarestock he works with just for the sheer noise and price savings

@ChevTecGroup

2 жыл бұрын

Ive been debating making one for that reason. And I don't hardly do any blacksmith work

@loganhuwe9458

2 жыл бұрын

he’s tried that before…. didn’t go well at all

@ChevTecGroup

2 жыл бұрын

@@loganhuwe9458 I'm guessing that it is hard not to overheat and melt the metal stock?

@sigmasquadleader

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChevTecGroup It's essentially a microwave for metal. The interior can be much cooler than the exterior, and you can start to melt the exterior.

@D-Vinko

2 жыл бұрын

@@sigmasquadleader If you use it wrong, you can produce this effect. Induction coils are used in commercial forging, and normal forging all the time. It's not even hard to avoid melting it; the depth of the heating is gradually reduced with depth (With appropriate settings), and the natural conduction of steel will even out the temperature. The center will never be "much cooler" when used correctly, because of the aforementioned natural thermal conduction of steel. In the video you're mentioning, he very clearly did not use it correctly, or adjust it's output for the application. It's like welding, you cannot just turn on a welding machine and weld any material at any depth reliably. The exact same applies to Induction Forges. The "Skin Effect" is reduceable, which is simply done by adjusting the frequency and power output. Induction forges are so much better at heating metal, it's not as simple as sticking a piece of stock in and hoping it heats your metal thoroughly. More energy is going into the metal than would ever really go into the metal if you were using a propane forge. This is why it's important to not only buy a GOOD induction heater, but to understand the relationship between frequency, output power, penetration, and heat. Coil size can limit the maximum potential heat output, power output can do the same, and frequency can limit the depth and level of heat achieved. A high frequency, high output setting would be best for melting steel, while a lower frequency/ variable power output ratio would be best for forging. The big point is that it's cheaper, and more efficient in the long run to use this method; while also being faster. Time is money, money is money, and lost energy is money. You can forge hundreds of items in the time it would normally take you to forge tens, nails and leafs; knives, etc. It's even possible to forge weld with induction coils.

Way to give back. I'm sure many businesses will benefit from your reach and potential exposure. Great work.

Casting videos are super cool to watch! Thank you for that! (Love your passion)

Alec Steel just keeps impressing me and I love that he is not only spreading his own craft, but willing to get out there and explore and share other crafts that, without his exposure on his channel, may fall into oblivion. Well done young man. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the field trip. I enjoy the variety of this channel.

I have always loved watching metal get poured. I used to pour lead hammers for the machine shop I worked at as a tig welder. Pretty much anything metal and woodworking intrigues me.

this was awesome, looking forward to the tour.

I worked in foundry 15 years here in Finland, and its always exciting to see other foundry workers and they methods.

I love watching sand casting. People who are good at it turn out some amazingly detailed pieces.

Alec, I love all of this. Keep this content coming. If it’s molten steel,house demo, or just simple making/building. Keep doing your thing!!!

Nice to see another foundry. We use three of those Tinker Omega mixing arms at our foundry in Tooele Utah.

3 Steele Videos in 24 hours!!!!!! Bloody love it! Like Christmas morning, keep them coming Jamie, brilliant work as always

Absolutely love seeing you scale in real time. Watching the evolution over the years has been both amazing, and inspiring

Awesome video of his factory. Looking forward to your tour around europe!

Awesome stuff. It's exciting watching these guys doing old school casting. This is practically forgotten these days.

THANKS for a look behind the scenes at what makes modern heavy technology work.

Yes please more workshops. I really enjoyed the last 2 episodes!

When i was in high school I did work experience at an engineering place that did this but for huge ship propellers. It's really incredible stuff to see first hand

I'm glad I had to learn this in high school shop class. Our assignment was to make a hacksaw from scratch and we had to make our own sand cast and pour our aluminum handle assembly. Even though it was wood shop the teacher also taught us a lot of metal work. I also made my own tool box out of sheet metal and spot weld. Shop class was freakin awesome. I spent all my free time doing projects of my own and required.

@adnanjam

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds so much fun! I wish I had that during wood shop in school.

So happy there was a follow up so soon!!

I don't know if it is new or not, but I really enjoy the less over the top presentation style. This Alex and the one that was in the Tom Scott video were fun to watch. Keep it up.

Nice to see videos on how to make castings. I'm a Patternmaker and have worked in foundries for 35 years. Keep up the good work.

You can tell how much all these folks love their work by all the smiles on their faces as the molten metal is flowing.

@TheLtVoss

2 жыл бұрын

Jep there are only 2 kinds of people how do such a job 1. The people how need the money and don't mind hard work 2. The people how have a passion for it I kann tell to have a team made of th later kind is a incredible working experience

Thanks for another peak into that great workshop! 👍👍 Hi from Australia 🇦🇺

So far, you do very well with the mini documentaries on workshops!! Keep them coming!

The tour is a cracking idea Alec, looking forward to that.

You should do another casting video Alec! metal casting of course

Very cool idea. I can't wait to watch all the workshops you find!!

Very cool, I hope we get to see this tour of different workshops. Keep up the amazing videos.

Alex, is have to thank you for building my interest in metal working and forging in particular. I look forward to your post every time. If you every make it back to the US and Vermont in particular, I hope I can get foreknowledge so I can learn from you directly. Please keep exploring new areas or metal work that you do to inspire the rest of us.

I used to run a hobby foundry. I had that same thing happen, when I pulled up the crucible from the furnace, I wouldn't speak, and I had this focus and complete tranquility. Ironically this is the most dangerous part of the whole casting process.

Found you via Tom Scott's recent video. I am super thrilled about your tour of Europe content! Subscribed!!! Love your content and good vibes.

You can tell that's hard work, there's not a gut on any of those guys!

That was pretty kool to see how they do some of the casting and all that stuff

Love seeing foundry work on KZread, I work in a foundry in western Canada and we have the same problem, need young people to be interested in metal working 💪

I'm very excited about your tour idea! Please say that Joey van der Steeg will be a part of your plans, as it has been too long since we have seen the both of you work together, and you are both such great personalities. Cheers!

@ferroxglideh5621

2 жыл бұрын

If you are reading this Joey van der Steeg, I hope you are doing okay, since your channel has been running silent for some time now.

My grampa was a foundryman in Glasgow and when he retired he was working for a company developing casting of polymers back during the 80's

The size of those gears is almost comical. Amazing work Alex and incredible work ECC!

@eastcoastcastings

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Jack

Love the evolution of the brand and channel!!

I love visiting different shops too. I find myself constantly looking at different industries and the way they utilize lean principles.

This was awesome!! Would definitely love to see some glassblowing on your traveling series

excellent walk around east coast foundry also great idea for the new series looking forward to watching it thanks for posting Alec :)

That cast was so nice, and they made it look simple, but that's just pure experience.

Amazing casting workshop! Thanks a lot for the tour!

I remember when I worked in a foundry they would cut groves in the sand they would use to sling the mould. It was crazy to see a couple of hundred kg of sand being held that way.

Loving this series and excited you'll be doing more visits of foundries and similar! Hope this incredible craft continues to thrive. Looking forward to the tour next year.

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing with us Alec, and East Coast Casting! 😁

Awesome video showcasing foundry production... you don't see many well shot and decently explained here on the KZreads

Watching the machining process for really large gears is fascinating.

These last two episodes were awesome. This coming tour is going to be amazing to behold!

I am very impressed with this huge, heavy, hard cog.

I can’t believe your tour would not include Sheffield. The Steel City! The invention birthplace of crucible steel and stainless steel and home to the Bessemer converter. Forgemasters would be an epic site to see in a video. They are making some of the biggest castings in history up to 320t.

Awesome you went back! So cool.

England created the Industrial Revolution. Seeing the foundry at work reminds me there were hundreds of similar shops across England that turned iron into steam and into the world today. Impressive.

Never seen you so happy. Amazing the love you have for all this fabrication of stuff. Keep doing this great videos, you are great!

The German side of my family moved to England in late 1800's. They were art metal workers, part of the Arts and Crafts movement, good to see some in UK are still working in this field, not everybody is in service industry.

@pjbth

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't making art for no function just another service

@RussellChapman99

2 жыл бұрын

@@pjbth Arts and crafts was about making things of beauty with function. It was a response to mass production. If you check out the metal work in the Victoria and Albert Museum, you will see what I mean.

Been loving these casting videos!!! Thank you forvthe education 💖💖💖

i work for a company just me and the boss we are the only people in the uk who repair church bells through heating and welding its an amazing job and in newmarket so not far from norwich where you used to have a workshop :)

Thanks for showing their work.. really incredible

That's a very impressive cog. Congrats and thank you for showing us your huge cog

Thanks for these awesome videos. It’s a simple and practical shop.

One thing that came to mind, it's outside of your route but if you ever get the chance to go to Spain, you should definitely hit Toledo, it has an ancient swordmaking tradition and you can still find a few blacksmiths there that specialize on traditional swordmaking. I imagine you'd love it!

Good on you for show casing this fundamental industrial process that has been behind much of modern life. These guys have got it down to a fine art.

@eastcoastcastings

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Peter

Awesome tour idea Alec. Can't wait to see it!

Because of your normal method of gluing together snippets of your own work, we entirely miss seeing your abilities as a presenter. You really shine presenting, from your clarity in explanation to the excitement you raise in a topic. Thank you Alec for teaching the world these topics.

Really interesting, great filming and presentation. Looking forward to more like this.

Alec awesome idea to tour shops! Real interesting love this !Thanks! 👍👍👍

You should see if you can get a visit to Sheffield Forgemasters, melting, casting, forging and machining at unbelievable scale. Up to about 600 tonnes in one casting, its really quite something to see

Very interesting video. Can't wait for the tour!

That crucible is magnificent.

Very excited for the workshop tour series

Interesting how the cogs all work together to create such things.

From your route depicted i speculate that you are planning on visiting the historic Völklingen ironworks. Good choice. Lots of steel & history there :)

High School English teacher in El Paso, Texas wishing to be part of this company. Go Canaries!

Ahh man for a second when I saw this I thought, oh Alec is trying new things? lets see what he does with it

You should have that foundry cast some anvils out of Chrome-molly tool steel. It would be a interesting series milling and tempering the anvils. Then sell them on your channel.

Would have been nice to see that sprocket being machined to final specs.

@eastcoastcastings

2 жыл бұрын

We might be able to sort that' Keep following us

Excited for your road trip plans

I used to work in a metal foundry quite interesting to see it here.

It’s a interesting concept to make sand into a cog rather than a castle or eat it

Great idea on the workshop tour Alec! Looking forward to it!

Love the 'field trips'

We'll get you back into casting some day, Alec.